Sonic Boom: Rise Of Lyric Speeds To Earlier Release Date On Wii U

Whoop-de-doo! Knuckles' design, tho...

Hoping this game surprises the Sonic fans. I feel like they are over due for a gem.....but this probably isn't it

Sonic U please be good! At least get an 8!

If we buy it do we a complimentary subscription to Sega Visions?

This isn't the true Sonic Next Gen we wanted, Sonic Lost World was.

HATERS GONNA HATE SONIC LOST WORLD

Hope this is good - if not, that 3-game deal with Sega was pretty doggieoopsiepoodlepoopy

I believe this is a better confirmation of SSB U on 11/21 than any of the previous stories.

Oh, and it also makes sense both Sonic games come out the same day, even if they are different games, b/c people who want to only buy 1 of the games shouldn't have to be concerned about which comes out which day.

@Inkling

@rjejr And about the 1 week delay for Europeans.

Sakurai: Since you know probably know that the game is coming November 21st, I'm gonna troll you and release it December 5th

Just kidding, I hope that doesn't happen.

The three game deal should've been Shenmue3, Skies of Arcadia 2, and Alex Kidd-U.

@PleaseUnderstan Except it was a specific 3 game Sonic deal, not a SEGA deal.

@PleaseUnderstan Except that Alex Kidd U would sell about 15 units.
@Dipper723 I'm with you.

Wait...it's not being delayed? Wait...it's gonna come out earlier? On the Wii U...? Wow, lol That's actually really surprising for a change. I mean...it's not a game I'm interested in but it certainly is cool to see it's not being delayed or cancelled.

@Grumblevolcano - The 1 week delay for the EU is to make up for the 1 week delay of HW for the US. I'ld say the EU got the better end of the deal.

And the EU knows Captain Toad is coming out in Jan, the US still has "holiday", whatever the frak that means. Holiday worries me b/c Pikmin 3 was a "release window" Wii U game that came out 9 months after system launch, so who knows how long Nintnodo's "holiday 2014" window is. They've never technically said "before" the holiday.

My kids have a 2 week (16 day) "holiday" break from school (the calendar says "holiday recess", I just looked) they are off for the holiday and go back to school on Jan 5, so technically for them their "2014 holiday" ends Jan 4, 2015. So if SSB U comes out Jan 2nd (Nintendo likes Fridays) it would still be "holiday 2014" for my kids.

@GamecubeComplex @PleaseUnderstan

Good god....I had a friend growing up who had an old Sega Master system...and Alex Kidd in Miracle World was the toughest, most unfair, most hair pulling game...but it was actually a decent game with nice design and play mechanics, so you would punish yourself and keep playing thinking you would eventually get good at it.

But playing it later on emulators with save states out of pure curiosity, one realizes that this game is literally impossible to beat...I wonder if anyone has actually beaten Alex Kidd in Miracle World legit?

i'd like it to be good but... well you know

Oh wow, getting a Sonic game one week early how exciting.

@rjejr I'll see after playing Hyrule Warriors hopefully tomorrow if I'd agree with a week delay of Smash Wii U being better than a week delay of Hyrule Warriors

I suspect this game will not sell all that well. Previews have not been too kind.

@rjejr I can practically guarantee that it won't be released that day

@Action51 I only played it twice, on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. Just replace Alex Kidd with VectorMan 3, and I'll squeal with excitement.

@Ryno - It has too many things working against it.

1) It's a Sonic game
2) It's a tie-in for a TV show
3) It's a Sonic game

I always wait for a bunch of reviews and more information, the gaming media are pretty pathetic these days...look at all the hype and fawning over Destiny and Watchdogs...and then look at the result.

@PleaseUnderstan Skies of Arcadia! That's a treasure trove if Nintendo ever wants to make an epic RPG. That game was awesome!!!

@Action51 Sonic's had good games... just not in the past few years. All Stars Racing Transformed was good filler until Mario Kart 8 came out.

Oh naughty Sega selling their big game before Nintendo's. Trying to steal Smash Brothers sales ugh!

Well......only one thing to do SEGA. Make it good and make it so people can live with Knuckles design.

@Grumblevolcano - No, no, no, not SSB U being delayed a week, Sonic being delayed a week is better than HW being delayed a week. Guess I read your post wrong, sorry.

Yes! And I'll have a new TV for it.

@rjejr Well it was smart of them to move the release date if Smash was coming out on that date.

Though knowing Ubisoft they won't bother at all and then blame the fan base for their poor sales.

@Damo - You mean the web banner advert that Nintendo said the date was a mistake about 5 minutes after you posted your article? That both the article you linked to on GoNintendo -

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/237500-french-nintendo-advertisement-has-smash-bros-wii-u-slated-for-november-21st-update

and the article they linked on P Nintendo

http://www.p-nintendo.com/news/smash-bros-for-wii-u-une-possible-date-pour-l-europe-238566

both UPDATED their articles to reflect Nintendo of France response, but you never updated your article even though I and @JJtheTexan both told you about the updated info? That banner advert? Why did you never update your article? I'm really upset and disappointed you couldn't even add in 1 simple line "Update: Nnitendo France has refuted the date." You guys update articles all the time.

So yes, Sega moving their game says more to me than a date Nintendo of France came out and said was a mistake, even if you don't want to acknowledge their response. clicks > truth I guess. Happy now?

That sounds good but after hearing all those E3 impressions im going to wait to hear some reviews and i'll probably pick it up after the holidays b/c with Bayonetta 2, SSB, pokemon and amiibos my wallet is is on life support.

@rjejr LOL i agree this makes me believe that Nov 21 release date more than ever! But i wonder if in all this smashing madness will our beloved Captain Toad will be pushed back into Jan or Feb kinda like they did with DKCTF? I hope not but man with amiibo, ssb wii u and pokemon i'd hate to see the Captain forgotten especially since there's no Captain Toad amiibo plus they still havent explained how amiibo is going to work in all games…ima go back to play sum more Xenoblade while nintendo takes their sweet time in explaining this

I still don't understand why people seem to hate this Sonic game so much. While I was a bit skeptical at first, even after the E3 preview, the more and more that's been revealed, the better and better it looks and seems. I'll definitely be picking it up.

@Ernest_The_Crab - The only way that game will move now is if retailers were to offer a free copy of Wii U Watch Dogs w/ every SSB U purchase. If, of course, SSB U actually comes out that day, and I'm still 50/50 on 11/21.

Personally I'm oppose to getting W_D now that Ubi has 2 versions of AC5 - Uniy and Rogue - neither of which are on Wii U but their banner ad says "on any console". Salt in the wound. And these games both release right before Watch Dogs. They deserve 0 sales at this point.

@WanderingPB - I'm starting to feel really bad for that Captain Toad game. Watch Dogs on Wii U is getting more coverage, and that's just sad. SSB U will sell any day of the year, it just will, but CT:TT looks very much like a kids Christmas gift. And it's up against Skylanders, Disney Infinty, Lego Batman 3, and SSB U and probably even MK8 and SM3DW for people who will be getting a Wii U this Christmas. GameInformer mag - for what it's worth - has a 2 page ad for HW, 4 for SSB 3DS and a back page for the Wii U Gamecube controllers that loos like a SSB U ad. CT is in hiding w/o a date and it's Sept 18.

@KodyDawg - Pooooooooooooooooop sorry that was a bad joke, editing it now.

@rjejr i agree completely if Captain Toad does release this year i will delay my Bayonetta 2 sdtk purchase in order to support the good Captain but as for WatchDogs…Ubisoft is going to have to work hard for me to support them and unforutnately i dont see that in the future.

I always loved sonic games until they made it 3D. I haven't played a 3D sonic game that I like. Lets hope this will be the first one.

@rjejr also watch ur language in ur response to KDawg we have trolls that go to many extents to hate

@GamecubeComplex Did Knuckles skip leg day or what? lol

@polivar4 Google Images! Whoo!

@Action51 My old Master System was a Miracle World bundle, and I beat it numerous times back in the day. It was indeed a hard game, though I don't think it was as hard as some of the true 8-bit hair-pullers like Ninja Gaiden 3 or Battletoads (those I never managed to finish at all).

Their legs look too long.

Too many games to play. My problem is that I don't have enough time to play everything. I know I'm getting Smash U and Captian Toad, I'm leaning towards Bayonetta 2. This Sonic game looks interesting and I'm hoping that it does well, I just don't know if it fits into my budget with all the other games I'm buying.

@Inkling

Yeah, I really enjoyed Lost World. I don't get the hate for it at all.

Oh, so it's gonna be even worse.

Wish Smash could come a week earlier

@Melkac because?

I like what I've seen so far and I will probably go for this one, unless it gets bad scores.

@GamecubeComplex Those google images have provided me with entertainment. Knuckles needs his own line of workout DVD's on how to work every part of your body except.....legs.

@dkxcalibur You skipping HW or what?

The sooner this is released the sooner the sonic fans can complain.

@polivar4 Most likely. That's not really my thing. I've played the series before and I'm not sure adding Zelda characters is going to improve it enough for me. Who knows, maybe I'll give it a try at some point. Plus, I'm currently playing 4-5 other games right now. (Fire Emblem, Kart 8, Wind Waker, Siesta Fiesta, and Rusty's)

This looks pretty cool, but it is pretty low on my list.... Bayonetta, Smash, Hyrule Warriors and Toad's Treasure Tracker before I get this....

@Kogorn733 My problem is I played Sonich Boom on Wii U at E3, and I was stunned by how bad it was. I didn't think it could be corrected in time for launch. It reminded me of playing Spyborgs at E3. One of the most tedious, repetitious waste of time games ever.
I'd LOVE to see Sonic Boom get pulled into something great, but if 2.5 years got them to the E3 build, I have no faith that .5 years would get them to a good game. (would love to be wrong here btw)

@dkxcalibur I have MK8 but I haven't looked into the DLC Content. Any chance that they add Funky Kong?

@Findonovan95 Didn't even cross my mind, but you're right
I'm not interested in this... I don't hate it, just seems like it's going to be easily forgotten.

@polivar4 They're adding a few outsiders (Link, Villager, Isabelle), Dry Bowser and a few clones (Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach) so no Funky Kong unless there's more packs announced later.

@GamecubeComplex you under estimate nostalgia

I usually always buy sonic games day 1, but Nintendo has these next 3 months locked up for me. sadly sonic boom will be a post holiday purchase.

Regardless of what people say, I feel recent sonic has been better than ever! Nostalgia affects you if you really think that old Sonic titles are better than Sonic Colors and Sonic Lost World. I grew up with Sonic but I felt Sonic Colors have much varied gameplay than the old Sonic titles. Lost World has resolved the camera angle issue. I will buy Sonic Boom for Wii U Day 1!

Bad news if I've ever heard it

@Inkling Lost World was garbage. Nice try tho.

Lost World was AWESOME

As a Sonic fan, I am worried.

Meh, the real next gen Sonic will be the next multi plat one releasing next year. I'm really curious how it will turn out since the last multi plat Sonic was really good! Hopefully its Sonic's next gem.

@PleaseUnderstan your ideas of games are beyond genius. I don't know why people at Sega cant think of that.

Can't believe nobody said it yet... GOTTA GO FAST!

But really, this Sonic game looks like a deciding factor for future Sonic games to me. If it's successful, the new character style will most likely persists, which I see as a good thing because the designs are much better than the original ones, where everyone had the same freaking body shape. But if it fails, SEGA will receive more pressure than ever before to get busy making a good Sonic game again - or if matters come to worst, Sonic might meet his end at that point...

I'm really looking forward to this. I'll probably get it either on launch or black friday. I love the old school platformer style games.

@Rjejr

I apologize for coming at you out of left field, but take a chill pill, friend. Always jumpimmHg down editors' throats for what they posted, or didn't post. Stressing over release windows like the world is going to end if Smash and Captain Toad come January 3rd vs 2014. These are only video games, my friend, and I can assure you, "Holiday 2014" means "in time for christmas, to catch the Holiday sales", despite your childrens' elementary school calendar including January in the kids' Holiday break. Can you find an example of a game being announced as Holiday and coming out the following January, barring delays?

@polivar4 shutters at the thought of leg day...haha

@polivar4

They've already announced the 6 downloadable characters (Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link, Villager, Isabella, and Dry Bowser). Maybe there will be more. I would love for Nintendo to add Diddy, Dixie, and Cranky!

@faint I have nostalgia for Vectorman, okay?

@polivar4 Google Images can be funny.

Cool. November continues to get interesting game releases. Fun times!

@FilmerNgameR The last multi-platform sonic game (be it either Sonic Transformed or Sonic Generations) was good but I thought Sonic Colors and Sonic Lost World were better.

@WanderingPB - "watch ur language"

I had no idea what you were talking about until I realized somebody edited my post. There are really odd guidelines on here sometimes. I'm glad for the monitoring, my sons are on here for the Pokemon articles, but the level of obscenity seems unusual. Was I discussing w/ you the obscenity filled tirade in that video on here the other day for a SSB character unveiling. I won't say there's a double standard, more like no standard.

@rjejr No worries i just know how sum people can take "hall monitor" duties too seriously LOL! We may not always agree (DKCTF Platforming Masterpiece!) but i respect where u come from and the points u bring up. I usually get the inside scoop for my son about pokemon and in return he's my ultimate pokedex…seriously pokemon and minecraft google cant even begin to compete!

Anyone else hear the song "Boom get out the way" as they read this?

Hey, look at these muscles! I have been working out!

@GreatPlayer I yet haven't played Colors yet but I did quite enjoy Lost World's more open world stages. I just didn't like how slow it felt in some stages. A combination with Generations and Lost World game play would be interesting.

@FilmerNgameR Generations are good but it does not really glow on me (probably because I dislike those mission stages). Sonic Colors is mostly a 2D game with occasional 3D stages. But, wow, its 2D stages are the most extensive and varied throughout the entire sonic series! Sonic Lost World did perfectly on the control of a 3D sonic. Combination of Generations and Lost World will be interesting, although I thought there are stages like those in Lost World (those segment of stages were you keep running forward?).

@GreatPlayer Yeah those stages where you control Sonic running in those corkscrews were my favorite parts of the stages. More stages like those in future Sonic games would be epic! I remember being really impressed by the smooth control in Sonic's running in the 3DS version of Lost World.

@Mega719 Less time to refine a heavily flawed game (if the E3 demos are to be believed), what could possibly go wrong!

I don't know where you got those impressions from but i believe it's done of release. If there are problems they could just patch it

@FilmerNgameR I only played the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World. I enjoyed it so much that the game nearly got me buy a 3DS for the 3DS version of Sonic Lost World.

@Djreisat

Knuckles has some sorry buds. As the saying goes: "Friends don't let friends skip..."

@GreatPlayer I think the 3DS version is the better version tbh. The 3DS version gave me a better impression of Windy Hill act 1 than the Wii U version. The 3DS version just felt bigger and had better parkour sections. I own the Wii U version but none of its stages were really as impressive as the 3DS version of Windy Hill but I've only tried the demo not the full game so I don't know how the rest of the stages are but they must be as expansive as the first stage.

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric looks and plays better than last June's E3. Glad the they've fixed the gameplay mechanics and improved the HD graphics... especially using the new CRYENGINE for the first time on Wii U. Let's hope it's a better game than Sonic Lost World and Shadow the Hedgehog.

I think I'll pass on both versions! Both look like cheap tv-series tie-ins, wich they are of course. Besides Lost worlds wasn't super and above all it's a crash-fest. How many times my Wii u crashed, its insane!!